1、学校 班级 姓名 考场 考号密封线八年级英语第一学期期末考试（出题人：刘颖）（第一部分：听力 共20分）一、 听力测试(A) 听句子，选择与其内容相符的图片。（共5分 每小题1分）（ ）1.（ ）2. （ ）3. （ ）4. （ ）5. (B) 根据所听内容，选择正确答语。（共5分 每小题1分）来源:学科网ZXXK（ ）6. How does the boy contact his English friend? A. By writing letters. B. By making phone calls. C. By sending e-mails.（ ）7. What was wrong
2、 with Xiao Feng? A. His hand was hurt. B. His leg was hurt. C. His arm was hurt.（ ）8. What are they talking about?A. Earthquakes. B. Fires. C. First aid.（ ）9. What are they talking about? A. Earthquakes. B. Accidents. C. Electricity.（ ）10. When is safer to leave the high building? A. When the ground
3、 shakes suddenly. B. When the ground stops shaking.C. Dont leave the building.（C）根据说听小对话内容，选择正确答案。（共5分 每小题1分）（ ）11.When is the Spring Festival? AToday BTomorrow CThe day after tomorrow（ ）12. Can people do any cleaning on the first day of Spring Festival? AYes,they can BNo,they cant CNo，they neednt（
4、）13. Why cant people break anything? ABecause its too expensive BBecause it means bad luck CBecause it means good luck（ ）14. What does Mary 1ike very much? ADumplings BPaper cuts CLanterns（ ）15. What kind of special things Carl people go to see? ALanterns BPaper cuts CThe Dragon and Lion dance（D）听短文
5、，选择正确答案。（共5分 每小题1分）（ ）16. The United Kingdom has a population of . A. about 5.9 million B. about 59 million C. about 590 million（ ）17. Most of the people live in the United Kingdom. A. in cities and towns B. in the countryside C. near the river（ ）18. London is a city. A. quiet B. small C. crowded（ ）
6、19. Most people live in the in the Scotland. A. southeast B. middle part C, northeast（ ）20. The number of farmers and farm workers is about . A. 5.9 million B. 1.18 million C. 3.5 million（第二部分：笔试 共80分）二、单项选择（共15分 每小题1分）（ ）21. How about _out for a walk, mum?A. go B. going C. to go D. goes（ ）22.The pr
7、oblems are difficult to solve. Please give me_.A. some advices B. an advice C. advices D. some advice（ ）23. My mother _when I got home.A. cook B. cooking C. was cooking D. cooks（ ）24.There_a sports meeting in our school next week.A. is going to be B. is going to have C. is going to has D. is going t
8、o do （ ）25. Listen! Someone_ an English song now.A. sings B. sang C. is singing D. was singing（ ）26. We all decided to try_.A. something exciting B. exciting something C. anything exciting D. exciting anything（ ）27. In the piano contest, my brother didnt play well and I did_.A. very well B. much bet
9、ter C. very good D. even worse（ ）28. We have a lot of work _ today.A. to do B. doing C. do D. did（ ）29. _ _ the population of China?_ over 1,300,000,000.A. How many are, They are B. Hows, Its C. Whats, Its D. How much is, Its（ ）30. It will _us several years to learn a foreign language well.A. cost B
10、. take C. spend D. use（ ）31. Mr Green has_ one-year-old son, doesnt he? Yes, and he also has _eight-year-old daughter.A. a, a B. an, a C. a, an D. an, an（ ）32. It is reported that people throw_ plastic bags along this street every day.A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundred of D. hundreds of（ ）33. What wi
11、ll the weather be like tomorrow?It_ be rainy, cloudy or sunny. Who knows? A. must B. might C. shall D. should（ ）34. Mum, must I wash the dishes right now?No, you_.A. shouldnt B. wouldnt C. mustnt D. neednt （ ）35. Can you come to play basketball with us, Tom?_.A.I can come B. Thats all right C. Sure,
12、 Id love to D. Thats OK三、词汇（共5分 每小题1分）36.Mum asked me （not play）near the train station.37. Look！There is a monkey （sit）in the tree.38.I think English is as （important）as match.39.Jane （fall）off the tree last week.40.One （five）of the girls are in red.四、完形填空（共10分 每小题1分）It is interesting to visit anoth
13、er country, but there are sometimes problems when we dont know the 41 very well. It may be 42 to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country we are visiting. We may not know how to buy the 43 we need. In a 44 country we might not know where to eat or what to o
14、rder in a 45 It is not easy to decide how 46 to tip (付小费) waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is not pleasant to have an experience 47 that. 48 a short time, however we learn what to do and what to 49 We learn to enjoy life in another country, and th
15、en we may be 50 to leave.( )41. A. people B. country C. language D. words( )42. A. easy B. difficult C. happy D. tried( )43. A. things B. shopping C. something D. anything( )44. A. strange B. know C. old D. new( )45. A. school B. shop C. restaurant D. hospital( )46. A. often B. many C. soon D. much(
16、 )47. A. as B. for C. like D. with( )48. A. Before B. After C. For D. When( )49. A. speak B. talk C. tell D. say( ) 50.A. sorry B. glad C. worried D. interested五、阅读理解（共15分 每小题1分）（A）Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains
17、. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.When the old man hea
18、rd about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He follo
19、wed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the tiger. As soon as the tiger came near the t
20、ree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the tiger by the leg and said, Dont be afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who I am, dont you?The tiger said Yes and took off the tigers skin.You are poor. But you mustnt steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them
21、at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.（ ）51. Where did the hunter live?A. Outside a village. B. On a farm.C. In a village. D. Near a v
22、illage.（ ）52. How many times did the tiger come into the village? A. Only once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.（ ）53. What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger? A. He was frightened. B. He threw himself on the ground. C. He ran away. D. He hid himself behind a tree.（ ）54. How d
23、id the old hunter know the tiger was a man? A. The tiger came to the village only at night. B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet. C. The tiger only stole sheep. D. The tiger could speak.（ ）55. Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for thetiger ? A. To help the
24、 poor man. B. To make himself well hidden.C. To sell them at the market the next morning. D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.（B）Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country s largest city. Sydney is the cap
25、ital of New South Wales and the most popular city of Australia.The climate of Sydney is very good. It s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They w
26、ill tell you, Dont worry. Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Center point Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre(80 storeys)tower, you will have a great view of the city.Sydney is famous for its
27、 deep harbor(港口). The harbor has many bays(湾) and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.( ) 56. Sydney is the city in Australia. A. youngest B. largest C. col
